The Nestorians; or, the Lost Tribes: containing evidence of their identity; an account of their manners, customs, and ceremonies; together with sketches of travel in ancient Assyria, Armenia, Media, and Mesopotamia, etc / [Asahel Grant].

  • Grant, Asahel, 1807-1844.
Date:
1843
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Credit: The Nestorians; or, the Lost Tribes: containing evidence of their identity; an account of their manners, customs, and ceremonies; together with sketches of travel in ancient Assyria, Armenia, Media, and Mesopotamia, etc / [Asahel Grant]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burnetii; and as you breathe forth your importunate supplications to Jehovah of hosts, forget not the unconverted remnant of the lost tribes of Israel. “The position of the Jews, and the increasing expectation, attention, and efforts of the Church in regard to them,” says Mr. Cheever, “are significant. We think we may see in- dications of the meeting of those two tides of glory spoken of by Paul, which are together to roll over the world. The lines of prophecy in relation to Jew and Gentile run parallel; we should not expect to see the fulfilment of the one unless the attention of the world were turned upon the other ; in proportion as the preparations of Divine providence for the one are accomplishing, the arrangements for the other will he completed in their train. If the coming in of the fulness of the Gentiles is to be the period for the conversion of the Jews, the calling again of the Jews is also to be as life from the dead to the unconverted Gentiles. Here is a definite point. When it begins to appear, we may know that these things are nigh, even at the doors. Looking now across those vast and troubled waters, we think we see that circular central commotion which indicates the actual meeting of those two main currents,” and together will they roll on, till “ the earth shall be fall of the knoioledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. Till-'. END. London : Pliutuu by VV. Clowes and SuNs, Stamford Street.